- Intertek Group
Infobox Company
company_name = Intertek Group plc
company_logo =
company_type = Public (lse|ITRK)
foundation = 1885
location =London , UK
key_people =Vanni Treves , Chairman
Wolfhart Hauser,CEO
industry =Testing
products =
revenue = £775.4 million (2007 )
operating_income = £116.1 million (2007 )
net_income = £78.8 million (2007 )
num_employees = 19,751 (2007 )
parent =
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.intertek.com www.intertek.com]
footnotes =Intertek Group plc (lse|ITRK) is an international provider of
quality andsafety services to global and local industries. It is listed on theLondon Stock Exchange and is a constituent of theFTSE 250 Index .History
The Company can trace its origins from a marine surveying business formed by Caleb Brett in 1885, a testing laboratory formed by Milton Hersey in
Montreal in 1888 and a lamp testing centre established byThomas Edison in 1896. [http://www.intertek.com/aboutintertek/intertek_history/?lang=en Intertek: History] ] These businesses were all acquired by Inchcape during the 1980's and early 1990's. In 1996 Inchcape Testing Services was acquired by Charterhouse Development Capital and was renamed "Intertek". The Company was divested by Charterhouse in 2002 when the business was first listed on theLondon Stock Exchange . [ [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/false-data-charges-threaten-intertek-flotation-699878.html False data charges threaten Intertek flotation] ]Operations
The Company provides services to customers that help assess their products and commodities against various
safety ,regulatory ,quality andperformance standards. The services offered includetesting ,certification ,auditing ,inspection ,quality assurance ,consultancy ,evaluation ,analytical ,training ,outsourcing ,risk management andsecurity services.Customers using Intertek services come from a range of industries including
textile ,toy ,electronic ,building ,pharmaceutical ,agriculture ,automotive ,chemical ,oil ,food ,industrial ,minerals ,information technology andtelecommunications .References
External links
* [http://www.intertek.com/ Official site]
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